Octavia Hill: the practice of sympathy and the art of housing

Whyte W

19 February 2016

Chapter

Book Title:

'Nobler Imaginings and Mightier Struggles': Octavia Hill, Social Activism and the Remaking of British Society

Institute of Historical Research

pp.

47 - 64

This volume reassesses the life and work of Octavia Hill, housing reformer, open space campaigner, co-founder of the National Trust, founder of the Army Cadet Force, and the first woman to be invited to sit on a royal commission.

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History